Mantra 11

Sukta 131

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ते वृक्षाः सह तिष्ठति

IAST Transliteration

té vṛkṣā́ḥ sahá tíṣṭhati

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Those trees stand fast together.

Word by Word

• ते: they / those
• ते: कर्तृ (कर्ता-सम्बन्धी विशेषण/निर्देशकः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वृक्षाः: trees
• वृक्षाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together; along with
• सह: सहकारि (कर्तृ-सहयोगः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृशः सहार्थकः)

• तिष्ठति: stands; remains
• तिष्ठति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातुः) → तिष्ठ (वर्तमान-धातुसाधित-आदेशः)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/appendix; specific ṛṣi not securely assignable for this fragmentary unit

Devata: Vanaspati/Vṛkṣa (trees as personified supports)

Chandas: Uncertain (fragmentary pāda; likely from a larger metrical context)

Mantra Rasa

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